hablaban

spoke, they spoke

Verb hablaban

Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) imperfect indicative form of hablar.
(used formally in Spain) Second-person plural imperfect indicative form of hablar.

Examples

Fue interesante ver como los hablantes expresaban varios tipos de emociones mientras hablaban.

It was interesting seeing how the speakers expressed various kinds of emotions while they were speaking.

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No sé qué pasó anoche, pero ellos no se hablaban esta mañana.

I don't know what went on last night, but they're not speaking to each other this morning.

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Hablaban demasiado rápido para que yo les entendiera.

They spoke too quickly for me to understand.

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¿De qué hablaban?

What did you talk about?

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Ellos no hablaban español.

They were not speaking Spanish.

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Ellos hablaban durante la película.

They talked during the movie.

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Los romanos hablaban latín.

The Romans spoke Latin.

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No entendí porque hablaban en voz baja.

I didn't understand because they spoke in a low voice.

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Hablaban francés.

They spoke French.

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Ellos hablaban de negocios.

They were talking business.

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